How long should you try? Until.

How long should you try? Until.

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

Perseverance, dear my lord,
Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, read more

Perseverance, dear my lord,
Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mock'ry.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people read more

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.